BOCES program moving to former Catholic school building

LOWVILLE  Work is underway to prepare the former St. Peters Catholic School to be the new home for the Howard G. Sackett Technical Centers alternative-education program.

The building is being updated before the beginning of the school year to make way for the Jefferson-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services program, which had run out of space in Glenfield.

We thought at one time wed build on to the Glenfield building, said Jefferson-Lewis BOCES Superintendent Jack J. Boak Jr. It was much more realistic to look at the St. Peters building. The church has done a good job at preserving the building.

A handicapped-accessible bathroom, a new roof, additional parking spaces and cables for the computer system are being added to the 5439 Shady Ave. school building.

St. Peters has a full gymnasium and space that will be converted into a cafeteria for the students. The technical center lacked both for the all-day program.

Mr. Boak said that the students previously ate in their classrooms and that he is happy about the upcoming changes.

It worked before, but it wasnt ideal, he said.

Double Play Sports Center also rents space in the building, though Mr. Boak said he does not foresee any conflicts over gymnasium space.

Double Plays programs are after-school programs, so were working with them to make sure those programs can continue, he said.

Other than the additional parking spaces, most of the general maintenance and updates will be done by the end of August.

We are planning to have the building ready for the students by the beginning of the school year, Mr. Boak said.

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